About this ebook
The work of counselling and psychotherapy is increasingly seeking to ground its efforts within the richness of spiritual traditions. One of the surprising developments of the contemporary psychotherapeutic scene is a growing reliance on both hard, objective sciences - such as, for example, neurology or Genetics - whilst at the same time engaging very subjective, "soft" sciences - such as states of consciousness studies, psychology of religion, clinical or Pastoral Theology, and the over-arching tasks of meaning-making.
Written by and for clinicians who are also teachers in the field, this collection offers a variety of viewpoints in terms of the diverse spiritual traditions they draw from, theoretical sources that guide and inform them, or the spiritual applications they bring to their work.
This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health.
About the author
William S. Schmidt is Associate Professor at Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago, USA. He is the former Graduate Director of Masters degree programs in both Pastoral Counseling and Spirituality. He is currently the Editor of the Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health.
Merle R. Jordan is Emeritus Professor of Pastoral Psychology at Boston University School of Theology, USA. He is the author of Taking On the Gods: The Task of the Pastoral Counselor and Reclaiming Your Story: Family History and Spiritual Growth.
